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Rift Valley Fever Outbreak during COVID-19 Surge, Uganda, 2021
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 Rift Valley fever, endemic or emerging throughout most of Africa, causes considerable risk to human and animal health. We report 7 confirmed Rift Valley fever cases, 1 fatal, in Kiruhura District, Uganda, during 2021.
Caitlin M. Cossaboom +18 more
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Rift Valley fever virus outbreak in Mauritania yet again in 2022: No room for complacency
Health Science Reports, 2023 Rift Valley fever is an important yet ignored viral hemorrhagic fever claiming many lives of African and Arabian countries over the past decade. Unfortunately, a recent outbreak of Rift Valley fever is currently ravaging in Mauritania.
Shehroze Tabassum +5 more
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An Overview of Rift Valley Fever Vaccine Development Strategies
Vaccines, 2022 Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that causes high fetal and neonatal mortality in ruminants and a mild to fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans.
Paul Kato Kitandwe +3 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of human haemorrhagic fevers in Senegal: a comprehensive analysis of Hantaan, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever and Rift Valley fever [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionViral haemorrhagic fevers such as Rift Valley fever, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, and hantavirus disease continue to threaten public health in Africa.
Maryam Diarra +14 more
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Rift Valley Fever Virus: An Overview of the Current Status of Diagnostics
BiomedicinesRift Valley fever is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by the Rift Valley fever virus (Phlebovirus genus) listed among the eight pathogens included in the Bluepoint list by the WHO.
Daniele Lapa +6 more
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Nature Communications, 2021 Rift Valley fever is a zoonotic haemorrhagic fever with complex transmission dynamics influenced by environmental variables and animal movements. Here, the authors develop a metapopulation model incorporating these factors and use it to identify the main
Warren S. D. Tennant +12 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Lumpy skin disease and Rift Valley fever are two high-priority livestock diseases which have the potential to spread into previously free regions through animal movement and/or vectors, as well as intentional release by bioterrorists.
David B. Wallace +10 more
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Rift Valley Fever Epizootic, Rwanda, 2022 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesA Rift Valley fever epizootic affected livestock in Rwanda during March–October 2022. We confirmed 3,112 infections with the virus, including 1,342 cases, 1,254 abortions, and 516 deaths among cattle, goats, and sheep. We recommend a One Health strategy
Eric Remera +11 more
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Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 2017 Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a severe veterinary disease of livestock that also causes moderate to severe illness in people. The life cycle of RVF is complex and involves mosquitoes, livestock, people, and the environment. RVF virus is transmitted from either mosquitoes or farm animals to humans, but is generally not transmitted from person to person ...
Rim Kahloun, Imen Ksiaa, Sonia Zaouali
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npj Vaccines, 2023 Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes and causes abortion storms, fetal malformations, and newborn animal deaths in livestock ruminants. In humans, RVF can manifest as hemorrhagic fever, encephalitis, or retinitis.
Cigdem Alkan +2 more
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